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Introduction to Philosophy (Vorlesung)

Dozent/in: Roberto Nigro

Termin:
wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 11:50 - 14:05 | 06.04.2020 - 10.07.2020 | C 16.129 Seminarraum

Inhalt: IN SUMMER TERM 2020, THE COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE IN AN ONLINE FORMAT. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW SOON. This course will introduce students to some of the "classics" of western philosophy. It explores a variety of texts written by some of the more influential philosophers and provides an introduction to the major philosophical theories found in the history of Western philosophy. Special attention will be given to theories and philosophical practices that have exerted considerable influence on contemporary thought. Through reading, discussion, and presentations you'll get to know some of philosophy's major divisions, including epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, and politics. We will explore the philosophical writings of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Spivak, Butler, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, some of the critically important thinkers of the Western philosophy. Topics to be included: what is philosophy; what is called thinking? how does knowledge emerge? power, moral and genealogy of capitalism; human bondage and human freedom; aesthetics; theories of the subject.